Pie Reinvented: 15 New Takes on Pie Around the U.S.

Remember when pie was just pie? Single crust, or double, perhaps with a lattice top. A summer berry filling, pumpkin in fall, or maybe chocolate cream. And should the occasion call for it, a scoop of ice cream. Today, enterprising bakers have taken the building blocks of pie and rearranged them into every possible permutation. Pie lollipops, pie Pop-Tarts, pie in Mason jars — we've seen them all. Here are some of the crazy things 20 bakeries do with pie, each more unexpected than the last.
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Random Order Coffeehouse & Bakery; Portland, OR

Random Order Coffeehouse & Bakery; Portland, OR

While this Portland bakery gets plenty of attention for its traditional sweet and savory pies, pie cookies are the shop’s signature invention. “It’s the best of both worlds,” says managing partner Vince Brown. “We take our flaky pie crust and add honey, sugar or chocolate chips to sweeten; then take pie filling and make fully enclosed cookies.”

Pie Corps; Brooklyn, NY

Pie Corps; Brooklyn, NY

It was only a matter of time before the Mason jar, the hallmark of hipster kitchens, found its way to a Brooklyn bakery. Mason jar pies at Williamsburg’s Pie Corps are just what they sound like: individual desserts cradled in a jar, topped with a crust or crumble. They even come with lids if you want to save the rest for later. Fall flavors include nutmeg maple cream, caramel apple crumb, and Nantucket cranberry. Pie Corps also serves whole pies, pie pops, and hand pies that deserve a nod just for the name: Palm Pie-Lettes.